Which quote from the Declaration of Independence reflects that colonists believed government got its authority from the people? "He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
"He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us."
"He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."